Ukraine: President’s Kiev Offices Abandoned
February 22nd, 2014Via: BBC:
Ukrainian protesters have been able to enter the president’s official and residential buildings in Kiev, after they were abandoned by police.
They have stationed guards outside the entrances to offices, while the interior ministry has said in a statement that it supports the people.
President Viktor Yanukovych’s aides say he is in Kharkhiv, close to Russia.
The opposition have called for elections before 25 May, earlier than envisaged in Friday’s peace deal.
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The BBC’s Kevin Bishop in Kiev says journalists and protesters were able to enter freely the previously heavily guarded presidential complex on Saturday morning.
The protesters have not entered the offices themselves. They said they were protecting the buildings from looting and vandalism.
“He’s not here, none of his officials or anyone linked directly to the administration are here,” said Ostap Kryvdyk, a protest leader, referring to the president.
Correspondents say police appear to have abandoned posts across the city, while the numbers gathered in Independence Square – known as the Maidan – are growing.
Hundreds of people have also entered the grounds of the president’s official residence, the Mezhyhirya, about 15km (10 miles) north of the city centre.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-22/look-what-was-found-yanukovychs-compound
Yes, I was reading last night on BBC I think that people from the protest movement wanted it preserved as a crime scene.
With the scale of the former regime’s official looting, I doubt it was even worth the time for Yanukovych to carry individual gold coins away. There are probably 2KG bars socked away somewhere… not on the galleon!
Holy crap. Maybe Yanukovych was trying to channel Mobutu Sese Seko from beyond the grave…
You know the regime is crooked to the core when far left and far right elements are standing side by side, breaking up chunks of road to throw at the fuckers.
This is not to say that I have any confidence that the new boss will be any better than the old boss. Or that there will even be any clear boss without a civil war ensuing first.